Chicago Hospice Serving Cook, Will & DuPage Counties in Illinois
Oasis Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc. believes in affirming life. We exist to be a sanctuary and a refuge for our patients and their families thereby improving the quality of life for our patients who are dealing with life-limiting illnesses.
Oasis Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc. believes in affirming life. We exist to be a sanctuary and a refuge for our patients and their families thereby improving the quality of life for our patients who are dealing with life-limiting illnesses.
When given the news of a life-limiting illness, we have the choice of continuing to live with dignity, while remaining pain and symptom free.
We are able to achieve this in the comfort of our own home (or, indeed, anywhere else that we call home) surrounded by those we love, those who mean the most to us.
Hospice care is available at any stage during the illness once a terminal diagnosis is received.
At the point when medical goal changes from cure to comfort, it is time to call Oasis Hospice for a consultation.
We will compassionately work and walk with our patients and their families on the journey
Hospice is provided regardless of the patient's ability to pay. Hospice is paid for by Medicare Part A, Medicaid and most private insurance.
If there is no insurance coverage, Oasis Hospice will work with the patient and their family to ensure that services can be provided.
This is provided in the patient's residence by our team of hospice professionals, staff and volunteers
Available as needed and approved by the hospice team, general inpatient care may be required for procedures which, practically, cannot be proveded in any other setting. Such procedures may be necessary for pain control, acute or chronic symptom management.
This is a more intence level of care in the home during brief periods of crisis to control unmanaged symptoms. The hospice interdisciplinary team will review the need for such care.
Limited to five-day intervals, respite care is available as needed and approved by the interdisciplinary team to provide a caregiver with short-term relief.
In addition to the teams below, we also utilize dietitians, pharmacists, volunteers, physical, speech and occupational therapists.
The primary care physician remains an important part of the patient's care. Wieth their input, the hospice medical director and the hospice team will coordinate care.
The registered nurse case manager is responsible for assessing and managing a patient's care.
The hospice social worker has in-depth knowledge and expertise in ethnic, cultural and economic diversity; including liasing with family and support networks.
The hospice chaplain is available to provide counsel and spiritual support for our patients and their families. They are able to request the assistance of all faith clergies to meet the unique needs of a patient and their family.
Using music to professionally address physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs, music therapy can be used to attend to goals for the hospice patient in a non-threatening manner. Such hoospice specific goals can be to alleviate pain, decrease anxiety, enhance self expression.
Hospice aides provide personal care under the direction of a registered nurwse. Care includes assistance with activites of daily living such as bathing, hair and mouth care.
Hospice provides an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals:
• Physician: The primary care physician remains an important part of the patient’s care. With their input, the hospice medical director and the hospice team will coordinate care.
• Nursing: The registered nurse case manager is responsible for assessing and managing a patient’s care.
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Social Work: The hospice social worker has in-depth knowledge and expertise in ethnic, cultural and economic diversity; including liaising with family and support networks.
• Spiritual Support: The hospice chaplain is available to provide counsel and spiritual support for our patients and their families. They are able to request the assistance of all faith clergies to meet the unique needs of a patient and their family.
• Music Therapy: Using music to professionally address physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs, music therapy can be used to attend to goals for the hospice patient in a non-threatening manner. Such hospice specific goals can be to alleviate pain, decrease anxiety, enhance memory and encourage self-expression.
• Hospice Aide: Hospice aides provide personal care under the direction of a registered nurse. Care includes assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, hair and mouth care.
• Additional Team members are Dietitians, Pharmacists, Volunteers, Physical, Speech and Occupational therapists.
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